updated october 2026

Research Scientist Jobs in San Jose (October 2026)

19 open Research Scientist positions in San Jose as of October 2026, across 8 hiring companies — 4 of them remote-friendly. Capital One leads with 10 openings. Listings are updated daily, and every role links straight to the employer's official application page.

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Spring/Summer 2027 PhD AI Agentic/ML System Co-op

AMD·San Jose, California·On-site

Mid·Research Scientist

Python Machine learning Deep learning Reinforcement learning

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Applied Researcher 4 (AI Foundations, LLM Customization and Finetuning)

Capital One·San Jose, CA; McLean, VA; Cambridge, MA; New York, NY·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$219k – $250k

Python PyTorch TensorFlow LLMs

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2027 Intern - Applied and Research Scientist/Engineer

Adobe·San Jose; College Park; San Francisco; Seattle; Cambridge; New York·Hybrid

Junior·Research Scientist·$94k – $127k

Python Machine learning Deep learning Data analysis

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Senior AI Research Engineer - (SJ2026NZ)

Archer Aviation·San Jose, California, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$195k – $205k

Python TensorFlow PyTorch Deep learning

2w ago→

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Applied Researcher 5 (AI Foundations - LLM, Optimization and Finetuning)

Capital One·New York, NY; McLean, VA; Cambridge, MA; San Jose, CA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$263k – $300k

LLMs Fine-tuning Optimization Python

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Applied Researcher 4 (AI Foundations - LLM, Optimization and Finetuning)

Capital One·New York, NY; McLean, VA; Cambridge, MA; San Jose, CA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$219k – $250k

LLMs Optimization Fine-tuning Python

2w ago→

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Senior AI Research Engineer

Archer Aviation·San Jose, California, United States·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$160k – $190k

Python Machine learning Deep learning Computer vision

2w ago→

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Applied Researcher 4 (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI)

Capital One·New York, NY; McLean, VA; Cambridge, MA; San Jose, CA·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$219k – $250k

Python PyTorch TensorFlow Deep learning

3w ago→

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Applied Researcher 5 (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI)

Capital One·New York, NY; McLean, VA; Cambridge, MA; San Jose, CA·On-site

Staff·Research Scientist·$263k – $300k

Python PyTorch TensorFlow Deep learning

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Applied Researcher 4 (AI Foundations, LLM Customization, Finetuning, Reinforcement Learning)

Capital One·San Jose, CA; McLean, VA; Cambridge, MA; New York, NY·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$219k – $250k

LLMs Reinforcement learning Fine-tuning Machine learning

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Applied Researcher 5 (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI)

Capital One·San Jose, CA; San Francisco, CA; McLean, VA; Cambridge, MA; New York, NY·Hybrid

Staff·Research Scientist·$263k – $300k

Python PyTorch TensorFlow Deep learning

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Applied Researcher 4 (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI)

Capital One·San Jose, CA; San Francisco, CA; McLean, VA; Cambridge, MA; New York, NY·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$219k – $250k

Python PyTorch TensorFlow LLMs

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Applied Researcher 4 (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI)

Capital One·San Jose, CA; San Francisco, CA; McLean, VA; Cambridge, MA; New York, NY·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$219k – $250k

Python PyTorch TensorFlow Deep learning

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Applied Researcher 5 (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI)

Capital One·San Jose, CA; San Francisco, CA; McLean, VA; Cambridge, MA; New York, NY·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$263k – $300k

Python PyTorch TensorFlow LLMs

3w ago→

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Sr. Research Engineer – AI/ML Image Processing & Computational Photography

Sony·San Jose·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$150k – $165k

Python C++Cuda Deep learning

3w ago→

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Research Scientist

Tessera Labs·San Jose Office (HQ)·On-site

Senior·Research Scientist·$200k – $300k

Machine learning Multi-agent systems Data governance Large-scale distributed computing

1mo ago→

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New College Grad - AI Innovation Research Engineer

Micron·San Jose, CA·On-site

Junior·Research Scientist·$113k – $242k

Python C++Deep learning Machine learning

1mo ago→

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AI Researcher

Hume AI·NYC, San Jose, or Remote·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist·$180k – $350k

Reinforcement learning Speech-language models Human preference modeling Audio/video processing

3mo ago→

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Research Scientist

Adobe·San Jose; Seattle; San Francisco·Hybrid

Senior·Research Scientist·$121k – $239k

Machine learning Deep learning Computer vision Natural language processing

4mo ago→

Methodology: live Research Scientist listings whose location includes San Jose, updated daily. Multi-office roles appear under every listed location.